Mr. Griffith was born Feb. 15, 1936, in George West to Leighton Coy Sr. and Dollie (Lynn) Griffith. After graduating from George West High School, he moved to Port Lavaca, where he began a successful 41-year career with Union Carbide. After his retirement, he returned to George West, where he lived surrounded by his family until the time of his death.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Jane (Williams); and three sisters, Hazel, Helen and Joyce.